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12 March 20247 March 2024

NENU2PHAR project: end of project after 42 months

After 42 months of dedicated effort and collaboration among 17 partners, we are proud to announce the successful conclusion of the project

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11 March 20245 March 2024

European Hydrogen Bank pilot auction: 132 bids received from 17 European countries 

The pilot auction under the European Hydrogen Bank, for renewable hydrogen production in Europe, has attracted 132 bids from projects located in 17 European countries

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8 March 202414 March 2024

Industrial Carbon Management interactive stories: a new tool to discover EU-funded projects in the CCUS sector

According to the EU’s climate targets, at least 50 million tonnes of CO2 per year (Mtpa) will need to be captured by 2030, approximately 280 Mtpa by 2040 and up to 450 Mtpa by 2050

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5 March 20244 March 2024

Commission sets out how to sustainably capture, store and use carbon to reach climate neutrality by 2050

An adopted Industrial Carbon Management Communication to provide details on how these technologies could contribute to reducing emissions by 90% by 2040

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21 February 202421 February 2024

Bio-based innovations for industrial applications: stakeholder event on 24 April 2024 in Brussels presents latest breakthroughs and key findings from research on circular bio-based solutions

Organised by two EU-funded research projects, CHAMPION and PERFECOAT, this stakeholder event is dedicated to the latest developments in bio-based solutions for a variety of materials such as coatings, paints, adhesives and detergents

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European Court of Auditors: Foggy future for biofuels in the EU

EU biofuels policy, legislation and priorities have often shifted, making the sector less attractive and impacting investors’ decisions

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19 February 20247 February 2024

The EU has fired the starting gun for the race to deploy carbon dioxide removals in Europe

Positioned as a frontrunner in carbon removal technology, Europe’s policy frameworks are likely to be picked up across the world

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9 February 20246 February 2024

EU Commission wants captured CO2 to become ‘tradeable commodity’

The end objective is clear: making CO2 a “tradeable commodity” – like gas or crude oil – thanks to "an EU-wide transport and storage infrastructure with pipelines as the dominant transport means on land"

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8 February 20247 February 2024

Navigating a Renewable Carbon Future with the Program of the CO₂-Based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2024

Redefining CCU Technology and Empowering Power-to-X Solutions

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CO₂-Based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2024 – Auf dem Weg in eine Zukunft mit erneuerbarem Kohlenstoff

CCU-Technologien und Power-to-X-Lösungen neu denken

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1 February 202424 January 2024

Collaborative Project PRIMED: Redesigning the Primary Sector for Maximizing Bioeconomy Development

The consortium of 12 European partners will develop diverse fair value chains to convert underutilized biomass resources into value-added bio-based products

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Biomasse in Bioprodukte verwandeln

Das neue EU-Projekt PRIMED will bisher ungenutzte Biomasseressourcen veredeln. Es ist an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum angesiedelt

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30 January 202422 January 2024

Kunststoffrecyclingunternehmen können ab 2025 Energiebeihilfen beantragen

Eine gute Nachricht für die Kunststoffrecyclingunternehmen: Die Unternehmen können ab dem 1. Januar 2025 wieder Energiebeihilfen beantragen. Das teilte der bvse-Bundesverband Sekundärrohstoffe und Entsorgung in einem Mitgliederrundschreiben mit

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29 January 202419 January 2024

The rise in biomass production and use points to a growing bioeconomy: is this resource limitless?

A new summary for policymakers report quantifies the biomass supply and uses in the EU and cautions against over-optimism on the availability of this limited, albeit renewable, resource

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Carbon pricing for agriculture key to cutting emissions, say EU climate advisers

Current policies are not a sufficient incentive for farmers to do more to achieve the EU climate targets, according to the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change (ESABCC) experts, who warned of the need for a carbon pricing system for the sector

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25 January 202418 January 2024

Better CO2 balance through natural-fiber-reinforced cement-based composites for sustainable construction in Brazil

The project is being carried out within the framework of the “Eureka” research initiative, in which more than 45 countries around the world have joined forces with the European Commission

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Bessere CO2-Bilanz durch naturfaserverstärkte Verbundwerkstoffe auf Zementbasis für nachhaltiges Bauen in Brasilien 

Das Projekt wird im Rahmen der Forschungsinitiative »Eureka« durchgeführt, in der über 45 Länder auf der ganzen Welt und die Europäische Kommission zusammengeschlossen sind

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A recipe for sustainable bioeconomy: collaborate, engage locally, involve consumers

The JRC put together policy makers, primary producers, consumers and businesses, tasking them with imagining the bioeconomy of the future. Policy recommendations from this exercise are now out

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24 January 202416 January 2024

Record year of oilseed production – UFOP: proof of origin creates acceptance

World trade in oilseeds will presumably drop 5 million tonnes to 196.8 million tonnes

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23 January 202423 January 2024

Greenwashing – No, thanks!

Workshop 7 February 2024: The Green Claims Directive on the rise – Everything companies need to know

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22 January 202415 January 2024

Can Europe’s blue bioeconomy live up to its promises?

The blue bioeconomy refers to marine-based sectors that draw specifically on biomass from the sea, either for primary extraction or to create processed materials and new biotechnologies for consumer markets

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17 January 202417 January 2024

Substantiate your green claims – Get ahead of the curve!

In recent years, consumers have been confronted by producers and retailers with statements such as “carbon neutral”, “carbon negative” or “net-zero” that have increasingly lost their credibility. And rightly so, as many of these statements were more marketing than scientifically based

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15 January 202416 January 2024

Invitation to the Stakeholder Event “Bio-Based Innovations for Industrial Applications“

24 April 2024, 9:00-17:00 CET, Brussels, Belgium

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12 January 202411 January 2024

Free PEFerence webinars in February: PEF in bottle applications and for textiles

PEF is an aspiring new bio-based material aiming at replacing fossil PET in a variety of applications such as PEF bottles and as a new and sustainable material in the textile industry

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11 January 202410 January 2024

Renewable formic acid derived from captured CO₂ as a replacement of fossil feedstock in consumer goods 

The Horizon Europe project WaterProof releases a catchy and informative project video describing its innovative carbon capture and utilisation process aiming at a climate-neutral Europe and a truly circular EU economy

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Erneuerbare Ameisensäure aus abgeschiedenem CO₂ als Ersatz für fossile Rohstoffe in Konsumgütern

Das Horizon Europe Projekt WaterProof präsentiert ein überzeugendes und informatives Projektvideo, in dem das innovative Verfahren zur Kohlenstoffabscheidung und -nutzung beschrieben wird, mit dem ein klimaneutrales Europa und eine echte Kreislaufwirtschaft in der EU erreicht werden sollen

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Circular and Innovative Production of Microalgae-based Fuels for Shipping and Aviation

COCPIT is a new EU funded project supporting sustainable transport fuels uptake through a new end-user’ decision tool

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10 January 202417 December 2024

Non-level playing field for renewable materials vs. fossil in Life Cycles Assessments

Critical aspects of the JRC Plastics LCA methodology and its policy implications

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All systems go as APK prepares for the construction of their new large-scale Newcycling® plant

Strong investors, successful certifications, agreement for product supply

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9 January 20242 January 2024

Nachhaltige Produkte sollen zur neuen Norm in der EU werden

Das neue Gesetz wird auf der bestehenden Ökodesign-Richtlinie aufbauen, die seit fast 20 Jahren erfolgreich zur Verbesserung der Energieeffizienz von Produkten in der EU geführt hat

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Time for a European Shift on Renewable Ethanol 

There is also growing interest in using ethanol as a feedstock in the biopolymers industry, which are essential if the EU wants to achieve its goals for climate change mitigation, food security and energy independence

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Packaging and packaging waste: Council adopts its negotiating position on new rules for more sustainable packaging in the EU

The aim is to tackle the increase in packaging waste generated in the EU, while harmonising the internal market for packaging and boosting the circular economy

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Verpackungen und Verpackungsabfälle: Rat legt Verhandlungsposition zu neuen Vorschriften für nachhaltigere Verpackungen in der EU fest

Dem Anstieg des Aufkommens an Verpackungsabfällen in der EU soll gegengesteuert und gleichzeitig der Binnenmarkt für Verpackungen harmonisiert und die Kreislaufwirtschaft angeschoben werden

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5 January 20245 January 2024

Kreislaufwirtschaft braucht sinnvolle Massenbilanzierung

Damit die hohen Investitionen ins chemische Recycling Sinn machen, braucht die chemische Industrie eine Massenbilanzierung wie das „Fuel Use Exempt“ Modell

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2 January 202418 December 2023

Larger sunflower seed harvest in the EU 

In the EU-27, the 2023 harvest of sunflower seed came in considerably larger than the previous year. It also exceeded the long-term average

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13 December 202315 December 2023

No Greenwashing, please!

Key Take Aways from the Green Claims Directive for Communications and Marketing

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A position for the wrong century: European Parliament’s vote on the PPWR

Though waste prevention targets were preserved at 5% by 2030, 10% by 2035, and 15% by 2040, the watered-down text excluded crucial mechanisms needed to actually reach the environmental targets

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12 December 202312 December 2023

Special Issue: The Green Claims Directive

New EU directive to tackle greenwashing on product advertising

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The proposed Green Claims Directive – Targeting Market Transparency for a Green Transition in Europe

Impacts for all market players

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How to be green – What is a valid scientific proof for environmental claims?

Many things on the GCD proposal are not yet specified, but companies can prepare.

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11 December 20235 December 2023

Bill Gates-backed fund buys into Europe’s largest green hydrogen-to-methanol Project 

Ørsted’s Green Fuell Plant FlagshipONE gets backing from Bill Gates and the European Union

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Parliament votes to water down EU’s packaging waste law

The European Parliament adopted its position Wednesday (22 November) on legislation to reduce packaging waste, weakening some key measures on the table following a tense debate on the role of reuse, recycling and bans

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EU-Parlament verwässert Verordnung über Verpackungsmüll

Das EU-Parlament hat seinen Standpunkt zu einem Gesetz zur Verringerung von Verpackungsmüll angenommen. Nach einer hitzigen Debatte über die Rolle von Mehrweg, Recycling und Verboten wurden jedoch einige Punkte abgeschwächt

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7 December 20236 December 2023

Eleven EU countries call for more ‘flexibility’ on CAP’s fallow land rules

Eleven EU member states, including France, are calling for greater “flexibility” in the previously derogated requirement to leave land fallow under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in a proposal that has left the European Commission perplexed

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Elf EU-Länder fordern mehr „Flexibilität“ bei GAP-Regeln für Brachflächen

Elf EU-Staaten, darunter auch Frankreich, fordern mehr „Flexibilität“ bei der im Rahmen der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik (GAP) eingeführten Ausnahmeregelung zur Stilllegung von Flächen. Die Europäische Kommission scheint davon überrascht

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4 December 20234 December 2023

Circular Bioeconomy for the Future we want

"Sustainably produced biomass is a scarce resource, thus a ‘cascading use’ approach should be the norm. Biomass sourcing should preferably focus on biomass waste" Janez Potočnik

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1 December 202314 December 2023

Innovation award “Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2024”

Six award nominees will present promising sustainable solutions for the industry in the field of cellulose fibres value chains. The full innovation potential of the cellulose fibre industry will be displayed to a wide audience in Cologne (Germany), and online

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Innovationspreis “Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2024”

Sechs nominierte Unternehmen werden vielversprechende nachhaltige Lösungen für die Industrie im Bereich der Cellulosefaser-Wertschöpfungsketten vorstellen. Das gesamte Innovationspotenzial der Zellulosefaserindustrie wird in Köln (Deutschland) und online einem breiten Publikum vorgestellt

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30 November 20231 December 2023

Painting a Bio-Based Future with Microbially Produced Alginates, Lipids and Pigments  

To add to the pursuit of a climate-neutral Europe and a truly circular economy, the PERFECOAT project develops and validates a new generation of industrial wood and decorative coatings with more than 25% bio-based components

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Zukunft nachhaltig gestalten mithilfe von mikrobiell hergestellten Alginaten, Lipiden und Pigmenten

Um ein klimaneutrales Europa zu schaffen und Kreislaufwirtschaft aktiv zu fördern, entwickelt und validiert das Forschungsprojekt PERFECOAT eine neue Generation industrieller Holz- und Dekorationsfarben und Lacke mit über 25% bio-basierten Komponenten